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  What is your winning tip for the interview. I will compile a list as we go – if this takes off.  N.   Mine: Take a prop to the interview. Eg. a mask I made for a ‘former’ choir member who performed an interpretive dance at the Christmas pageant when we read “The Christmas […]

Applications for the 2012 American Choral Directors Association International Conductors Exchange Program are now beiung accepted. Interested parties may access the online application by joining the ACDA International Conductors Exchange Program community on ChoralNet (https://choralnet.org/view/280632).   The ICEP, under the overall direction of James Feiszli, will provide the auspices under which U.S. conductors will interact […]

Greetings, All.   I am ending my conducting class with a study of textual settings of choral works.   I’m looking for your opinions of the best non-scriptural texts of 20th century composers.  Can you share with me outstanding examples of textual-musical synthesis?   Examples: 1.  Randall Thompson, Choose Something Like a Star. (Robert Frost) […]

  Katherine Feeney BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA — What could be so special about 'male voice' that warrants three days of celebration and over $25,000 in public funding? Plenty, according to organisers of the Pemulwuy Male Voice Festival, which is set to launch 600 Australian voices from 16 choirs into song across three days this month. Because, […]

Hello folks,   I’ve been planning on self-publishing my choral scores for a while, and I’ve finally done the work on my website to make it easy for people to browse my library and order scores electronically.   Before I start e-mailing and advertising around, I would appreciate any of you taking a few clicks […]

Hello….next year, along with my choirs, I am going to be offering Music Theory for HS students.  I have not taught this in awhile.  I would like to take a course preparing me to do a better job at this.   Or do something at home on my own to prepare me.  Can anyone suggest a […]

OK, in the age of Smart Music and Wii kinetic, interactive games, is it possible to create a program that allows students to get the experience of conducting an orchestra, chorus, band or other large ensemble in standard repertoire suitable for Advanced Conducting at the college level?  Right now, my Basic Conducting students conduct each […]

I have finally decided to take the plunge program the Mozart Requiem for the Spring of 2012. We will be purchasing the conductor’s score, orchestration, and choral parts for our University choral library. Now, the question – which edition to choose? I have used the Barenreiter edition of the Mozart Solemn Vespers and found the […]

In Zum Gali, Dance the Hora, is the pronounced thee or thuh?  And is the “H” of Hora silent?

Hello there, I am looking for a choral score of “Bist du bei mir”, arranged by W. Swingle. I have looked many places at the Internet whitout resolt.   Anybody to help?   Thanks for your time.   Michael